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These black silvers are not living beings, but merely energy entities under the ideology of limestone.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng directly stood between the countless shadowy figures and Xiao Ning, and summoned the Dark Emperor Devouring Armor.

Just then, those menacing-looking "Chen Fengs" also moved.

Their movements were so synchronized, like a mirror image, and the cold blades in their hands gleamed with a deathly glint in the dim sky as they surged toward Xiao Ning like a black tide.

and many more!

These black silvers are not living beings, but merely energy entities under the ideology of limestone.

Thinking of this, Chen Feng directly stood between the countless shadowy figures and Xiao Ning, and summoned the Dark Emperor Devouring Armor.

"Dad!" Xiao Ning screamed in fright.

Chen Feng did not turn around.

He simply stepped forward, completely shielding Xiao Ning behind him.

"Dark Emperor - Devouring".

There was no earth-shattering roar, no dazzling light.

There was only a pure, extreme blackness, like ink dripping into clear water, which instantly spread dozens of meters from Chen Feng's body.

An invisible force field suddenly expanded outwards from Chen Feng!

Hundreds of powerful clones were completely transformed into a torrent of pure black energy in the blink of an eye, leaving not even a trace behind.

However, the sheer magnitude of the Shadow Corrosion energy that Chen Feng absorbed far exceeded his expectations.

That wasn't scattered malice; it was the energy of consciousness condensed from despair and anger, the very source of energy for the entire polluted forest.

The next moment, the Shadow Corrosion energy surging into Chen Feng's body was like a flood breaking through a dam, directly breaking through the Vajra Core defense line in Chen Feng's body and causing internal injuries!

"Ugh—"

Chen Feng groaned and staggered half a step uncontrollably.

Even with the Vajra Core and the Soldier Body Forging Technique to strengthen Chen Feng's core, it still felt as if countless steel needles were simultaneously piercing every meridian within him.

puff!

Chen Feng suddenly coughed up a mouthful of black blood, clearly suffering from severe internal injuries.

"Dad! What's wrong?" Xiao Ning asked, her voice trembling.

"I'm fine." Chen Feng gritted his teeth and swallowed back the blood that was rising in his throat.

Standing before him were three of the most powerful Dark "Chen Fengs".

They possess the strength of Earth-rank experts, and given Chen Feng's current state, they are not to be underestimated.

"Die in battle or surrender..." said Chen Feng, the leader of the group.

What are the trading rules for limestone?

Qingtan's statement that "violence cannot be used to suppress violence, and problems cannot be solved by conquest" is merely a superficial rule of the primitive order, which has long been distorted into a trap by the limestone.

The exchange he would truly be willing to accept is unlikely to be "defeat" or "surrender," but more likely a more subtle form of equivalent exchange.

"To die in battle or to surrender?" Chen Feng murmured.

These two options seem more like traps set by the limestone.

Dying in battle is a means of fighting violence with violence, and surrendering does not seem like the right answer in this trial.

What the corroded limestone truly needs may not be either of these two options at all!

Chen Feng pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"Gray Rock, why are you making others suffer the pain you chose to bear yourself? Is this what you wanted to do in the first place?"

Chen Feng's words were like a dagger chilled to ice, precisely piercing the deathly silence that filled the air.

The leader of the dark forces, Chen Feng, suddenly stopped in his tracks, a very subtle fluctuation flashing in his eyes, which were exactly the same as Chen Feng's.

The entire forest fell into a suffocating silence.

Only the whistling of the wind through the withered trees and the sobbing of the Star Velvet Beast Dumplings could be heard.

"You don't want to fight me?"

Just then, a hoarse, broken voice came from behind Chen Feng in the darkness.

His voice carried a deep-seated weariness and pain that had been building up for a long time.

"Grey Rock, Green Sandalwood has told me everything about you," Chen Feng said.

"No...you have no idea what I've been through..."

The voice just fell.

Strange changes immediately began to occur in Chen Feng's dark body.

The black energy around him slowly faded, revealing a tattered golden armor covered in deep, bone-revealing wounds. His face was no longer indifferent.

Instead, his face was covered in blood and tears, and his eyes were filled with despair and resentment.

Chen Feng was stunned.

Could this be the heart of the gray rock, formed over twelve thousand years?

It seems the answer to the trial of civilized order may very well lie here.

Chen Feng stared at the golden-armored Chen Feng in front of him, but his eyes glanced at the injured Star Velvet Beast that Xiao Ning had discovered.

"You're right, of course I didn't know."

The next moment, Chen Feng stood up and removed all his demon-suppressing armor.

"I haven't experienced tens of thousands of years of torment like you have; I don't have that ability, but I know one thing."

He pointed to the trembling Starvet Beast nestled among the withered branches, his voice clear and firm: "If you had truly fallen completely into darkness, you wouldn't have left it behind."

Chen Feng, clad in golden armor, trembled violently.

Chen Feng's voice was like a heavy hammer striking a bronze bell, each blow reverberating through the deathly silent forest.

"You could have easily destroyed this forest, destroyed the Qingtan tree, destroyed the last trace of the Jueya civilization. But you didn't. Is it really your mistake to release such harmless, adorable creatures like the Starvelvet Beast into the forest?"

Chen Feng paused for a moment, then continued.

"You haven't fallen into darkness; you're just waiting."

"I'm...waiting...waiting for someone who can defeat me," Chen Feng, clad in golden armor, said in a deep voice. "I want everyone to know the extent of my long suffering!"

"No, that's not it." Chen Feng shook his head, his tone calm yet carrying an undeniable authority.

"You're not waiting for a powerful opponent who can rival you. If that were the case, you could defeat me right now instead of creating these shadows that look exactly like me."

Chen Feng said calmly.

"You are waiting for someone like you, someone who knows that the road ahead is hell, knows that you may be betrayed, knows that you may end up with nothing, but still firmly chooses to protect you."

Chen Feng's gaze fell on the Star Velvet Beast nestled among the withered branches.

The corners of his mouth, from which black blood was flowing, were slightly curved upwards.

He spoke each word carefully crafted by Chen Feng.

"I admire you for that, because I could never do what you do."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng, clad in golden armor, froze.

Just then, a figure pierced through Chen Feng's chest silently, as if passing through water.

Chen Feng, clad in golden armor, instantly transformed into specks of golden light, slowly dissipating into the air like fireflies. An elderly man in a grey robe then appeared before Chen Feng and Xiao Ning.

His hair was gray and messy, his face was etched with the deep lines of time, and his hands were as withered as tree branches.

His eyes now held only a deep-seated weariness and vulnerability.

No one could connect this old man with the gray rock who easily suppressed the forest guardian Qingtan and controlled the entire forest.

The old man raised his cloudy eyes and looked at Chen Feng, who was still earnestly waiting for his answer.

There was a long silence.

His lips, which had been taut for twelve thousand years, finally curved into a faint smile.

"Kid, you're smart. Your mind... is sharper than your knife."